Finance Manager
2 days ago
North Shields
The OpportunityAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Manager to join a fast-growing, entrepreneurial business. This is a newly created role offering the chance to take ownership of the finance function, working closely with senior leadership to provide financial rigour, commercial insight, and strategic support.This is a hands-on position where you'll be responsible for everything from producing management accounts and cashflow reporting through to profitability analysis, forecasting, and business partnering. You'll play a key role in helping the business make better decisions and drive future growth.ResponsibilitiesFinancial Reporting & Management Information\n\n • Prepare monthly management accounts, P&L reports and cashflow statements. \n, • Produce monthly management information packs and financial performance analysis.\n, • Deliver variance analysis against budget and prior periods. \n, • Develop financial dashboards and KPI reporting. \nFinancial Control & Systems\n\n, • Maintain and reconcile accounting systems and ERP integrations.\n, • Ensure accurate reconciliation across sales channels and operational systems. \n, • Investigate and resolve financial discrepancies. \n, • Drive improvements to financial processes, controls and reporting.\nCommercial Finance\n\n, • Analyse profitability by customer, channel and product category\n, • Support pricing decisions, commercial negotiations and growth initiatives.\n, • Build and maintain budgets, forecasts and financial models. \n, • Evaluate new business opportunities and support strategic decision-making. \nCompliance & Team Support\n\n, • Manage VAT reporting and compliance requirements. \n, • Lead year-end preparation and support external accountants and auditors.\n, • Support and develop a small finance team member, overseeing credit control activities\nThe Person\n\n, • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or qualified by experience.\n, • Strong management accounting and financial reporting experience.\n, • Proven experience working with accounting and ERP systems.\n, • Confident producing management accounts and MI packs from first principles.\n, • Commercially minded with strong analytical skills.\n, • Excellent attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset.\nWhy this role?\n\n, • Newly created role with genuine influence across the business.\n, • Direct exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making.\n, • Opportunity to shape and develop the finance function.\n, • Broad role spanning reporting, commercial finance and business partnering.\n, • Hybrid working and a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture\n